Part of me can't quite believe that it was 7 years ago that the 2012 Olympics were awarded to London. I was back in England after returning from Oklahoma via Fiji, New Zealand, Australia and Hong Kong and was sending a few days in Loughborough visiting my brother. We both watched the announcement live on the TV and were both in shock when he said London. I was convinced Paris would win! That was the start of three crazy days.
The next day, was the day of the 7/7 tube bombs in London. I remember sitting and watching the news in my brothers student house and feeling so terrible for all the people who died and were injured and feeling so proud of all the people doing everything they could to save strangers lives. Such a sad day for London after such a great day before. That evening we drove back to Worcester and down to my Granny's house in Basingstoke (i.e. towards London). Maybe I don't remember it correctly but I'm sure the signs on the motorway said "London is closed" that evening.
The following day was my undergraduate graduation from the University of Reading. It was a great day, blue skies and sunshine with friends and family. Plus I didn't fall up or down the stairs despite all the champagne!! If I can find a photo from that day I'll try and add it here when I can.
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| University of Reading undergraduate graduation 8th July 2005. I forgot how blonde I was back then (all fake of course)!! |
Now the London Olympics are finally about to start and I'll be watching as much as I can and supporting Team GB (which is sometimes hard to do when watching American TV). Barcelona in 1992 were the first Olympic I remember watching and part of me wishes I could actually go to some of the events in London. Maybe some day I'll get to go to an Olympics.
Here's hoping for a successful and inspiring London 2012 Olympics. Good luck to all.
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